Apollo Hospitals Bangalore, in association with the Apollo Hospitals Information Centre, participated in an event held at Coast General Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya, on Wednesday, 15th October 2025. During the program, Dr. Neema Bhat, Senior Adult and Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist, delivered an insightful presentation on Multiple Myeloma to Oncology nurses, medical officers and support staff.
To many Kenyan families, blood cancer, sickle cell disease, or aplastic anemia could be very alarming. They are fatal illnesses that will often need extremely specialized care. Comprehensively speaking, there are only a few BMT centers and specialists within Kenya such that treatment is not readily obtained at home.
This is the reason why an increasing number of Kenyan patients are choosing India for their treatment.
If you’re looking for the best bone marrow transplant hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s a detailed, point-wise guide on why you should consider the Apollo Hospitals Information Centre for your bone marrow transplant needs.
A bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a procedure to replace a child’s diseased bone marrow with healthy bone marrow. In children, it is used for the treatment of malignant as well as non-malignant disorders.
What is Bone Marrow?
Bone marrow is a soft tissue present inside the spaces of large bones.
The blood and bone marrow transplantation center at Apollo Hospitals Group, India has performed over 2500 transplants with an excellent success rate.
Apollo Hospitals, India is also a trusted name in BMT for international patients, as the hospital has not just a highly qualified BMT team,
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka yesterday introduced a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, with all necessary facilities, a dedicated team and all advanced technologies needed for fast diagnosis.
The new unit has latest facilities to facilitate autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, according to a press release.
With this, Apollo Hospitals Dhaka becomes the only private hospital in Bangladesh equipped to help the country’s blood cancer patients.
